The greens and pinks are a lot more common, but several patterns were produced in cobalt. Aurora, Moderntone, American Sweetheart, Mt. Pleasant, Newport, and Royal Lace are some of the most prominent, although I’ve only seen most of them in books and on eBay.

I’ve been going to antique stores and malls since elementary school (my father used to collect) and the only cobalt patterns I’ve come across are Moderntone and maybe Mt. Pleasant.

Got my Persimmon Tree order today!!!! My very first one!!! These guys are amazing! They were great with communication about a delay in my order because of an out of stock product. But luckily for me they had it restocked just in time for my order to ship and even included 2 extras for the inconvenience! Very customer service oriented. Here is it!http://m.flickr.com/lightbox?id=9346528377
I got a 1oz Tin of white guava and a little bag of rock sugar for free as well!
I also got my swap from DanielleOz in the mail today! Yay!!!

I have never been able to see a flickr photo when people post them of their tea. I assumed they were dead links but I guess it’s just me. Do I need an account to view them or something? I want to see all the sweet tea! :)

It’s true! Sometimes when I step back and take a look at what technology is capable of these days, I just think.. “The future is now!” Amazing. Still, no matter how great our cameras and technology get, it’s still a person framing, setting up and taking the shot.

Getting tea in the mail makes me happy. I received my Mandala order today!!! I ordered 2 oz of Black Pearl, 1 oz of Milk Oolong and the Noble Mark 2012 cake.
It also included my first Yixing teapot. It’s so little and it’s soooo cute. Came well wrapped and snug in a beautiful box. I love it. Not sure how to deal with it, but I’m really happy.